Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile Paperback – October 30, 2018

Really cool set of short stories set between the events of Final Fantasy 7 and Advent Children. Does a great job bridging the gap between the game and the movie. Mostly for hardcore fans of the series.

Excellent book, perfect condition

This is a fun read if you are a Final Fantasy fan wanting to get some more story from the VII world. It helps to have at least placed the original game so you understand a lot of the context, otherwise you could get lost.

I remember reading this in 2021 while on campus on discord with a friend. Maybe I have nostalgia goggles but I reread this book recently and I still love it

love it

I loved this book. To learn more about the characters in the game and movie it makes both so much more understanding.This book has some flaws, the written is a bit off, and something’s don’t make a whole lot of sense. But when you get into reading it more it turns out to be amazing.So if anyone orders this book, understand that flaws are okay, I don’t think there’s a book out there that doesn’t have a flaw either way.So for final fantasy 7 fans, I would suggest you give this book a chance!

Final Fantasy VII On the Way to a Smile is a supplementary novella made up of six interconnected episodes and six short interludes following members of the original FF7 game. In a pleasant prose that takes us quickly through roughly two years of time from the various character perspectives, the short works create a clear picture of a world that has suffered a catastrophe and are now threatened by its aftermath in the form of a growing pandemic and the threatening return of a dangerous adversary. A few new characters add depth to this world allowing the reader to imagine it largely without input from the game which is beneficial for anyone seeking a quick and interesting read. It ends having covered its own story well enough to set up the characters for their appearance in the film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete. There are several very nice still shots of the character renders for that film included at the beginning of the text.Kazushige Nojima has written much of FF VII and its related material, and I have searched for other books he may have written purely because of what I have read here and in the FF VII Remake tie-in book Traces of Two Pasts. This text and the film that follows it are attached to the original game, serving less as an epilogue and more as a well crafted bridge.Four out of five stars, and very much recommended.

Came in perfect condition. Nice to get a brand-new book. As for the book itself, well, you can't go wrong if you have any interest in more FF7/Advent Children lore. Get it! Adds so much depth to everything.